First Expedition

Hello there!

Well, I suppose actually posting a picture or two of my photography is the most obvious way to get this self proclaimed "photography blog" rolling.  Here are just three pictures from my excursion to The Grove, a local nature preserve.  I had just come from an art fair (which my parents tend to like to drag me to) and, being inspired by the  many photographers there, I decided to try my hand at photography and see what happened.  

I realize now that the picture of this yellow flower (that I should know the name of, but don't) is a little over exposed in all of the wrong places.  This is what happens when I get my hands on editing software; I go overboard. 

         Ahhh, the cliche oats swaying in the breeze picture. I had to, I'm sorry.  What would a proper photography blog be without such a picture.  Anyways, I still really enjoy this picture. It has fluidity. I can feel the oats and feel the breeze.  As mentioned in my first ever post, I love using the super+ mode.  The blurred plants in the background distinguish me from no novice photographer, yet I still pride myself, or maybe I should really pride my camera,  in its wonderful ability to be able to blur things! Bear with me folks, "blur things" is the only way I know how to describe such phenomena, I will learn the lingo.... eventually.

This picture was featured in National Geography Magazine..... just kidding.  This is what I would like to believe because to be totally honest, this photo impresses me.  Again with the super+ mode and the blurred background! Maybe if the ant wasn't smack dab in the middle of the photograph, and I actually followed the rule of thirds, the photo would be a little better.  I can't believe you can see the most minute detail i.e. the hair on its head (maybe that is his mouth?). My choice of making this photograph black and white was because I figured that having it in color didn't add anything to the picture, in fact, it took away.  The contrast is beautiful. 

Thanks all!
D

Obligatory "What the heck am I doing" Post

Hey everyone!

Well, obviously, this is my newest and first post.  I am still a little baffled and overwhelmed with this whole blogging concept.  I told my parents this and they chucked and my dad, with food in his mouth, mumbled something about me being from the age of technology. Yes, that is true, I think I am supposed to be in with the new technology and sources of communication, yet, blogging makes me uneasy.  I have never been much of a journal/ diary kind of girl.  I think too fast and get excited over the smallest things, it was always hard for me to designate a few minutes at the end of my day for any type of introspective reflection.

My goal: make a photography blog that people actually like to visit. How realistic is this? Probably not very but what the heck, I don't mind writing to myself either I suppose.  As you, reader that might not even exist, might have guessed, I have a slight attitude/sass problem, so I am warning you about the inevitable fits of sarcasm that will somehow land itself onto this blog.

I'm not sure if it is blogger 'protocol' to introduce yourself or give any bits of personal information.  I guess I really can do whatever I'd like to.  I can slowly introduce myself as I continue to blog (IF I continue to blog).  I hate writing, another reason for my lack of journaling and what not, so I have turned to photography.  How are these really the same thing you might ask? They aren't.  Journaling, you learn something new about yourself or keep a log of exciting cool things you do as life progresses.  Photography, I think, is not nearly as introspective.  At least, this is the case with my photography.  I can't guarantee that you will see one picture of a human being while viewing my blog.  I have an uncanny obsession for the macro+ mode on my camera, so viewers, get ready to see a heck of a lot of up-close flower pictures.  See how casual I am with my wording.  Flower pictures.  I have NO idea what I am doing, I just know I like detail, discrete things in nature, bugs, the sun, and random bokeh that pleasantly pops into my photographs once every so often, and ice-cream (a lot).  I am as unprofessional as one can be. My comment on my own previously stated statement is 'so what?'

Well, viewers (or is it readers?),
Thank you for hearing me out. I look forward to this challenging journey.  The challenge for me lies in keeping the motivation to refresh and keep this blog running, not the actual uploading or taking of the pictures.

Thanks!
D